Sports

See the Watertown High School Athletes Named Middlesex All-Stars, 2 named MVP

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Twenty Watertown High School athletes received Middlesex League All-Star honors according lists to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald, and the Raiders had League most valuable players in field hockey and boys soccer. Field hockey goalie Jonna Kennedy was named MVP of the Middlesex League Freedom. She and the Raiders won the Middlesex League, the North Section and the ninth-straight State Championship. Boys soccer player Alex Abrahamyan helped the Raiders win the North Section for the first time since 2013 and reach the state semifinals. He was named co-MVP of the Middlesex League Freedom.

Sports

Watertown’s John Cacace Named Globe’s Div. 5 Coach of the Year

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After a historic run in the MIAA playoffs, Watertown head football coach John Cacace was named the Div. 5 Coach of the Year by the Boston Globe. 

This season the Raiders finished 7-5 and won the school’s first North Section title by going on the road three straight weeks, culminating in a comeback win at Lynnfield in the North Final. Watertown made it to the Eastern Mass. final, where the team fell to a powerful Dennis-Yarmouth squad that went on to win the Div. 5 Super Bowl.

All-Scholastic

1 Watertown Field Hockey Player Named Athlete of the Year, Another an All-Scholastic

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Watertown High School field hockey players Sydney Poulin and Jonna Kennedy were named to the All-Scholastic teams by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald, and the Globe chose Poulin as the Div. 2 Player of the Year. The pair helped Watertown win its ninth straight MIAA Div. 2 State Championship in November, and both were co-captains for the Raiders this year. Poulin scored 28 goals and added seven assists this season to give her a career total of 52 goals and 32 assists.

Sports

Watertown Collegians Win National Title, Named All-American, Up for Ivy League Football Honors

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Winning championships is nothing new for Watertown’s Kourtney Kennedy, who won four state titles with the Raiders, but this fall she was was part of one at the Div. I college level. Kennedy plays for UConn, which went undefeated and captured the NCAA Div. I Field Hockey championship with a 2-1 win over Maryland. “It was something I will never forget,” Kennedy told Wicked Local Watertown.

Sports

Former WHS Star Climbing Ranks of NCAA D3 Women’s Basketball Assist Leaders

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Gabriella Coppola had had quite an encore to her stellar career on the Watertown High School girls basketball team. Now a senior at Endicott College, she has steadily climbed up the list of assist leaders at the Beverly-based college and in all of NCAA Div. III. Coppola, who plays guard for the Gulls, has 15 assists through five games during the 2017-18 season, putting her at 275 for her college career. This is fourth best all-time at Endicott and 30th highest among active D3 players.

Sports

Register Now for Spring Watertown Youth Baseball, Softball and Challenger Leagues

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Opening day is still a few months away, but now is the time to register for Watertown Youth Baseball, Softball and Challenger Leagues. 

According to organizers,  Watertown Youth Baseball, Girls Softball & Challenger offers both softball for girls and baseball for girls and boys who reside in Watertown, Massachusetts. Only Parents or Legal guardians can enter information for this program. You will need to register each of your children in one of the following divisions:

Softball – coach pitch, 10U, 12U,14U

Baseball (Little League) – Tee Ball (4/5 year olds), Rookies (6/7/8 yr olds), Minors (8*, 9-11 yr olds), Majors (10-12 yr olds)

Baseball (Babe Ruth) – 13U and 15U team(s)

Baseball (Challenger) – Special Needs 8 thru 21 yr old

Please see the individual registration on the website for all information for each level and if there is a tryout requirements. If you do not have a child in the program, but would like to volunteer, please contact the President of the league. To register click here.

Football

Watertown Seniors Complete Football Careers That Reached New Heights

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Even more than most years, the end of the 2017 season has been a whirlwind for the Watertown High School football team, which capped its season with a victory over Belmont on Thanksgiving. Watertown football coach John Cacace had a chance to reflect on the season after the game, and the career of his senior class which has has reached new heights. This year the team had an extra game, just six days before the Raiders’ rivalry game. “Its just been a grind for us. We haven’t had a chance to sit back and relax and take it all in,” Cacace said.

Around Town

Nearly 1,000 Runners, Walkers Join 12th Annual Donohue’s Turkey Trot

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For a dozen years, runners have turned up early on Thanksgiving morning on Bigelow Avenue in East Watertown for the Donohue’s Bar & Grill Turkey Trot. This year nearly 1,000 runners turned out, along with family and friends to cheer them on. 

Most people come dressed to run, while some come with turkey headgear, or even dressed up as a turkey. Others bring their young kids in strollers or their dogs on a leash. The proceeds from the event go to the Watertown Boys and Girls Club, and Donohue’s owner John Donohue said he expected to raise about $10,000. After the start of the 5K race the kids’ Turkey Trot took place.